In the week ending November 3, the advance figure for
seasonally adjusted initial claims was 355,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised figure of 363,000. The 4-week moving average was 370,500, an increase of 3,250 from the previous week's unrevised average of 367,250.

The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.4 percent for the week ending October 27, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance number for seasonally adjusted insured unemployment during the week ending October 27 was 3,127,000, a decrease of 135,000 from the preceding week's revised level of 3,262,000. The 4-week moving average was 3,227,750, a decrease of 38,500 from the preceding week's revised average of 3,266,250.

UNADJUSTED DATA

The advance number of actual initial claims under state programs, unadjusted, totaled 355,406 in the week ending November 3, an increase of 15,489 from the previous week. There were 402,532 initial claims in the comparable week in 2011.

The advance unadjusted insured unemployment rate was 2.1 percent during the week ending October 27, a decrease of 0.1 percentage point from the prior week's unrevised rate. The advance unadjusted number for persons claiming UI benefits in state programs totaled 2,742,581, a decrease of 94,962 from the preceding week. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5 percent and the volume was 3,210,417.

The total number of people claiming benefits in all programs for the week
ending October 20 was 5,077,231, an increase of 41,864 from the previous week. There were 6,835,604 persons claiming benefits in all programs in the comparable week in 2011.

Extended Benefits were only available in
New York during the week ending October 20.

Initial claims for UI benefits filed by former Federal civilian employees totaled
1,959 in the week ending October 27, an increase of 373 from the prior week. There
were 2,656 initial claims filed by newly discharged veterans, a decrease of 161 from
the preceding week.

There were 18,401 former Federal civilian employees claiming UI benefits for
the week ending October 20, an increase of 257 from the previous week. Newly
discharged veterans claiming benefits totaled 39,541, a decrease of 177 from
the prior week.

States reported 2,117,175 persons claiming EUC (Emergency Unemployment
Compensation) benefits for the week ending October 20, an increase of 18,529 from the
prior week. There were 2,953,824 persons claiming EUC in the comparable week in 2011. EUC
weekly claims include first, second, third, and fourth tier activity.

The largest increases in initial claims for the week ending October 27 were in Oregon (+2,379), Indiana (+1,663),
California (+1,139), Minnesota (+592), and Wisconsin (+589), while the largest decreases were in North Carolina (-3,782), Tennessee (-1,756),
Maryland (-1,361), Florida (-1,141), and New Jersey (-1,080).

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA FOR REGULAR STATE PROGRAMS

WEEK ENDING

Advance Nov. 3

Oct. 27

Change

Oct. 20

Prior
Year1

Initial Claims (SA)

355,000

363,000

-8,000

372,000

388,000

Initial Claims
(NSA)

355,406

339,917

+15,489

345,226

402,532

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

370,500

367,250

+3,250

368,750

396,250

WEEK ENDING

Advance Oct. 27

Oct. 20

Change

Oct. 13

Prior
Year1

Ins. Unemployment
(SA)

3,127,000

3,262,000

-135,000

3,259,000

3,644,000

Ins. Unemployment
(NSA)

2,742,581

2,837,543

-94,962

2,815,723

3,210,417

4-Wk Moving Average
(SA)

3,227,750

3,266,250

-38,500

3,272,750

3,677,000

Ins. Unemployment
Rate (SA)2

2.4%

2.5%

-0.1

2.5%

2.9%

Ins. Unemployment Rate
(NSA)2

2.1%

2.2%

-0.1

2.2%

2.5%

INITIAL CLAIMS FILED IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING

Oct. 27

Oct. 20

Change

Prior Year1

Federal Employees

1,959

1,586

+373

2,606

Newly Discharged Veterans

2,656

2,817

-161

2,712

PERSONS CLAIMING UI BENEFITS IN ALL PROGRAMS (UNADJUSTED)

WEEK ENDING

Oct. 20

Oct. 13

Change

Prior Year1

Regular State

2,829,882

2,807,582

+22,300

3,188,365

Federal Employees (UCFE)

18,401

18,144

+257

28,657

Newly Discharged Veterans (UCX)

39,541

39,718

-177

41,066

EUC 20083

2,117,175

2,098,646

+18,529

2,953,824

Extended Benefits4

37,343

35,741

+1,602

575,791

State Additional Benefits 5

5,843

5,841

+2

4,753

STC / Workshare 6

29,046

29,695

-649

43,148

TOTAL

5,077,231

5,035,367

+41,864

6,835,604

FOOTNOTES
SA - Seasonally Adjusted Data, NSA - Not
Seasonally Adjusted Data 1 - Prior year is comparable to most
recent data.2 - Most recent week used covered employment of
128,066,082 as denominator. 3 - EUC weekly claims include first,
second, third, and fourth tier activity. Tier-specific EUC data can be found
here: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/docs/persons.xls4 -
Information on the EB program can be found here:
http://www.ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/extenben.asp 5 - Some states
maintain additional benefit programs for those claimants who exhaust regular,
extended and emergency benefits. Information on states that participate,
and the
extent of benefits paid, can be found starting on page 4-5 of this link:
http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf 6
- Information on STC/Worksharing can be found starting on page 4-9 of the
following link: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/pdf/uilawcompar/2010/special.pdf

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